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Chapter 4
Recording Programs and DVDs
Compatibility and Copy Protected Material
Recording Disc Compatibility
Size. The Recorder can record video to 12 cm. discs, the standard for DVDs.
Format. The Recorder can record to DVD-R and DVD-RW discs.
(It does not record DVD+R or DVD+RW discs.) The blank DVD
disc packaging should be marked with one of these logos:
The Recorder is compatible with DVD-RW Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 1.1/2x, and DVD-R Ver. 2.0
and Ver. 2.0/4x.
Playback of Discs You Record
This DVD recorder records in Video Mode, which is the use of the DVD-Video format for
recording on DVD-R and DVD-RW discs. DVD discs saved using this Recorder can be
played on regular DVD players, including computer DVD drives compatible with DVD-
Video format. However, support for playback of DVD-R and DVD-RW discs is optional
for manufacturers of DVD playback equipment, and there is DVD playback equipment
that does not play DVD-R or DVD-RW discs recorded in the DVD-Video format.
Copy Protected Material
You may use this Recorder only to reproduce or save materials for which you own the
copyright or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner, or for which you
otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy. Unless you own the copyright or have
obtained permission from the copyright owner or otherwise have a legal right to reproduce
or copy, you may be breaking the law, including applicable copyright laws, and may be
subject to payment of damages and other remedies.
Some discs recorded using a DVD
recorder, CD recorder, or personal
computer may not be playable in this
Recorder even though they were made
with software that is compatible with the
Recorder. Some possible reasons for this
include:
• the type of disc used
• damage, dirt or condensation on either
the disc or in the Recorder’s disc drive
• other reasons related to specific
formats; see the notes about individual
formats in this section
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Copy protected video includes
DVD-Video discs, and some satellite
and cable broadcasts.
When portions of a program are copy
protected, they cannot be saved to DVD.
The Recorder will only save the portions of
the program that are not protected.
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